Making school from home work for everyone
Districts scrambled to aid families with connectivity and tech support from March to the end of the school year...
Parents say in-person, full time instruction is best, but are concerned about keeping families...
A recent survey of Kent County parents shows high confidence in the quality of traditional, in-person instruction but significant worry about safety in keeping families safe from COVID-19...
Keeping students connected and fed
Kent District Library worked to help keep students connected in school and out through accessible wifi and hot spots and is offering a summer food program at 12 locations...
Farm family gets closer while business builds during quarantine
One farm family is all-hands on growing the business during the unfamiliar, uneasy time of stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19...
From relay races to flamingo stands & tissue crawls
Kathleen Messing, a second grade teacher at South Elementary, hosted a virtual field day for her students based on 'Minute to Win It' games...
The year of schooling at home: hard work, loneliness and little blessings
In this time of distance learning, parents like Keshia Alhasan have truly lived the adage that parents are their children’s first teachers...
Our Kids, Our Future: COVID-19 and the looming crisis in public school funding
Schools had to adjust overnight to the new reality of the pandemic, and now face a funding crisis with literally billions of dollars at stake...
Father recovering from COVID-19 thanks ‘Team Gladiola’ on Zoom
Principal Cheryl Corpus began Parent Zoom sessions the second week of the district’s Continuity of Learning Plan, and often more than a dozen parents logged on to ask questions and connect with staff and each other...
What will school look like in the fall? Community leaders prepare for various scenarios
Much is still to be determined about reopening for the 2020-2021 school year, and superintendents are preparing for various scenarios. Families are asked to complete a survey to provide input and share their opinions...
‘A physical escape you hold in your hands’
Jennifer Ward, a Grandville High School English teacher, has been purchasing and mailing reading materials to her students during online learning...
‘Please just stay home’
An eighth grader whose parents are both essential workers has a message about the state’s executive order...
‘I’m a 2020 grad, and wouldn’t want it any other way’
Across Kent County schools had to scramble to revamp graduation activities in a time of COVID-19...
Engage students in a project from the Van Andel Institute
Community and cultural organizations are providing many ways to enhance student learning...
Learning about home, at home
A piece of area history through the eyes of an eighth grader who, via an optional enrichment class exercise, produced a photo essay on her family’s home...
Teachers tap into one another’s knowledge for remote teaching
Educational technologist Brooke Storms created this list of remote learning resources, complete with free tutorials and getting-started guides...
Create your own exhibit or journal outdoors with help from Zoo, Museum
Cultural organizations are providing many ways to enhance student learning...
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